That single sound and the clear trembling beneath her hand sent an indescribable rush of pleasure straight to Jiang Ke’s brain. The darkness hid her eyes, which were instantly bloodshot with excitement.
This was a type of satisfaction entirely different from the childish pecks and cuddles she usually sought.
Clearly, her threshold was only just beginning to be tested—much like how Bai Ran had initially been satisfied just by touching Yinian’s finger.
At that moment, Jiang Ke realized with terrifying clarity that now that she had tasted the “forbidden fruit,” there would be no stopping her.
This realization shocked her back to her senses, and she yanked her hand away as if she’d been electrocuted. “Ah! I’m sorry, sister!”
If it had gone unnoticed, it might have been fine, but the panicked apology made Xu Yinian want to die of shame.
“It… it was an accident… don’t… don’t worry about it…”
Her words said one thing, but her voice betrayed her. She sounded like the one who cared the most. Her voice grew smaller and smaller until it vanished entirely.
Then, she heard a hesitant whisper from beside her.
“Sister, you look so thin, but how are you… so… I don’t have that…”
How am I… so… what?!
Xu Yinian’s ears rang as if something had exploded nearby. Her cheeks burned in the dark. Shamed beyond belief, she curled into a ball, even her toes tensing up.
Is it that big?!
She couldn’t even compare to Shen Ruoshuang…
Wait, that was before. And she’d never worn those kinds of clothes, so she didn’t even know the effect…
She suddenly realized what she was thinking and wanted to bang her head against the wall.
“Are you blushing? Why aren’t you saying anything? We’re both girls, what’s there to be afraid of?”
After a long silence, a tiny, mosquito-like mumble wafted through the warm air. “Don’t… don’t you… like girls?”
“But we’re sisters! What are you thinking, Older Cousin?”
Jiang Ke intentionally brought up their “forbidden” relationship, playing the victim to push the “perverted” thoughts onto Xu Yinian. Inside, she was savoring every drop of this thrill.
Having been accurately called out, Xu Yinian fell silent again. Finally, she tried to escape by changing the subject, though she picked the worst possible topic.
“How are things… between you and that… cute girl? The one named Sang Sang?”
The club member who sounded like her and mimicked her soft, hesitant way of speaking…
Jiang Ke had intentionally avoided mentioning her for days, hoping to let the misunderstanding go cold. Why did she still remember her?!
In the dark, the disgust and regret in Jiang Ke’s eyes churned like a stagnant swamp.
“I have nothing to do with her. We haven’t been in touch for a long time.”
Jiang Ke’s voice was oddly stiff, which startled Xu Yinian.
…Did they have a falling out? I shouldn’t have brought it up.
Another silence followed. Then, Jiang Ke said in a raspy voice, “I’m tired. Let’s sleep.”
Xu Yinian hurriedly agreed, but her heart was uneasy and felt a bit empty. Ke-ke must be angry. She didn’t even lean over to hug me like she usually does…
The moment the thought appeared, she was forcefully pulled into a familiar embrace, as if the other girl were throwing a tantrum. A sense of satisfaction and reliance washed over her. Xu Yinian instinctively relaxed her shoulders and leaned her head closer.
A long time passed. Jiang Ke whispered in a voice only she could hear.
“Auntie was adopted. So between me and my sister…”
Even then, she couldn’t bring herself to say the words: We aren’t blood-related.
Xu Yinian was exhausted. She let out a sleepy, muffled hum. “…Mm?”
Jiang Ke said nothing more.
The next morning, when Xu Yinian woke up, she was surprised to find the room had been changed to a twin-bed setup, with Jiang Ke far away on the other mattress.
Who would have thought that while she was sound asleep last night, an odd, itchy sensation had developed between her thighs?
In her hazy memory, the image of a pair of well-defined, elegant hands forcing her legs apart made her snap awake. From her knees up, she felt uncomfortable—hot, tingling, and numb.
Even more embarrassingly… she felt a desperate need to hide a secret.
Her first thought was that it had been a dream, but she quickly realized her body’s state wasn’t normal. But… how?
She realized the person who had been hugging her was gone. She pulled her legs back and felt her foot kick something.
Jiang Ke was sitting at the foot of the bed.
“Ke… Ke-ke? You…”
“I think I brought fleas with me. I just got bitten again. Did I bother you, sister?” Jiang Ke’s voice was incredibly shaky, as if she were frightened.
Xu Yinian immediately connected it to her own strange sensation. “I… I think I got bitten, too.”
Getting bitten by a flea right there…?!
It was unheard of.
When they turned on the lights, Xu Yinian did indeed have small red spots on her thighs. There weren’t many, but oddly, the surrounding skin was flushed a deep crimson.
Jiang Ke stared fixedly at that flush, which would surely fade after a night’s sleep.
Why did she wake up so fast? Luckily, Jiang Ke had faked a sleep-talking “No” before getting up, giving her a chance to act.
Xu Yinian’s reactions, even in her sleep, were intense. Her body was unbelievably sensitive. If she hadn’t woken up so quickly, Jiang Ke would have…
Jiang Ke’s hands were a bit damp. She was so nervous she was sweating, and she secretly clenched her palms.
“I… I see. Fleas are probably… an allergen for me. When I touched a cat with fleas before, this happened too.”
These words made Jiang Ke breathe a sigh of relief. She had actually managed to bluff her way through.
But Xu Yinian, thinking about how her body had behaved over a tiny flea bite, almost started to wonder if she, like Qin Jiashu, was… sick?
“Sister, go take a shower. I’ll talk to the front desk about getting a room with twin beds. I can’t keep affecting you.”
Jiang Ke took one last look at Xu Yinian, who was still unsuspiciously examining the startling red marks on her fair skin.
And so, they moved to a new room, wasting half the morning. The night had been a series of tumultuous events.
At the apartment.
Qin Jiashu hadn’t given up. She had waited until late at night, and then checked again first thing in the morning.
Xu Yinian really hadn’t come back. She had even left the lights on to deceive them.